A hardy group of 7 CMC members set out this weekend to climb the beautiful Carrington Peak above Waimakiriri Falls Hut. The forecast was for a southerly front to hit on Sunday, but the weather was so beautiful on the walk in that the group went to bed all hopeful that night that the weather the next morning would hold up long enough for a sneaky ascent. Even though it was snowing the next morning, the team forged ahead regardless and made its way up in the dark to strengthening winds and deteriorating weather. Unfortunately, the ascent was not to be and we turned our back to the mountain shortly after sunrise and hurried back to the hut in what now were adrenaline inducing blizzard conditions. The walk out remained bitterly cold, but fresh snow and lovely huts to shelter from the wind made it go by quickly enough. Thanks Andrew for this character building trip! Team: Andrew Scott, Marta Scott, Laurayne Robb, Cristina Zablan, Kieran Rowe, James Thornton & Nina Dickerhof